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Tilloloy Castle, located 7 km south of Roye in the Somme, is a listed historical monument, still in the same family since the 14th century. It was originally built by Jean du Fay, lord of Nesle, and then passed to the Soyecourt in the 16th century by marriage. In the 17th century it became property of the Belleforière, of which Antoine Maximilien, sentenced to death in 1636 for the surrender of Corbie, saw his castle destroyed and rebuilt thanks to a royal compensation.

In 1645 Charles-Maximilien de Belleforière, Marquis de Soyecourt and Grand Veneur de Louis XIV, built the present castle. The estate then entered the family of Seiglière by the marriage of Marie Renée de Belleforière in 1682. In the 18th century, Louis Armand de Seiglière, also owner of the Château de Maisons, had the interior renovated by architect Étienne-Louis Boullée in 1752, while retaining the exterior façade.

During the Revolution, Joachim Charles de Seiglière, heir to the castle, was guillotined in 1794. In the 19th century Tilloloy passed to the Hindusdäl, which restored him in the 1880s. Destroyed during World War I, only walls remained in 1918. Countess Thérèse d'Hinnisdal began her reconstruction in the 1930s, reusing the saved elements and re-establishing the concrete structure, such as the cathedral of Reims.

The castle, surrounded by dry moats and a partially preserved French park, includes communes and a castral chapel, the church of Notre-Dame de Lorette. Ranked a historic monument in 1994 with its park, alleys and outbuildings, it remains a private property. Since 2016, its park has hosted the retro rock festival, which attracts international artists.

The architecture of the castle, made of brick and stone, reflects the 17th century style, with a central pavilion and lateral bodies. The interiors, redecorated in the 18th century and rebuilt after 1918, house historical elements like a large stove of the former Champien castle. The commons, also made of brick and stone, include a dovecote and outbuildings, rebuilt in the same way after 1918.

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